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Dec. 8, 2013 — Miami

Officers responded to a call about a man making threats with a gun at about 11 a.m.

Miami-Dade PD

Jesus Valdes, 54, fired at the officers, who returned fire, authorities said. Valdes then barricaded himself in the apartment.

Valdes' wife, who had been shot, and an 18-year-old boy escaped. Police could not make contact with Valdes. As a precaution, they shut down part of the Florida Turnpike that ran near the apartment. Read more

A SWAT team finally entered around 5 p.m. and found Valdes dead. It was unclear whether Valdes died from police gunfire or a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

This was the 128th police shooting in Florida in 2013.

The same day, one officer shot one person in Miami .

Two days later, 18 officers shot two people in Miami .

5 ways this case compares to others

  1. Valdes fired shots at police, which happened in 15 percent of shootings.
  2. A SWAT or tactical team was involved in the incident. Tactical teams are involved in 7 percent of police shootings.
  3. Valdes was armed with a firearm. That’s true of almost half the people shot.
  4. Valdes was involved in a domestic disturbance, a factor in 115 cases.
  5. Valdes showed signs of mental instability. Almost a third of all shootings involved someone who appeared mentally unstable.

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